The Woman's Elegance
Claude Chabrol
Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier, Lolita Chammah, Aurore Gauvin, Guillaume Foutrier, Nicolas Foutrier, Marie Bunel, Dominique Blons, Évelyne Didi, Dany, François Mestari, Vincent Gauthier, Myriam David, Pierre-François Dumeniaud, Bernard Houdeville, Claire Conty, Thomas Chabrol, Catherine Deville
1988
France
Completed
French, German
108 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asUne affaire de femmes，is aFranceProducerwomen sex，At1988Released in year
。The dialogue language isFrench, German，Current Douban rating8.2(For reference only)。
Although Mary (played by Isabelle Huppert) is now a mother of two, her lack of formal education in childhood has left her mentally as naive as a child. Mary's husband, Paul (played by François Cluzet), is a soldier who was sent to the front lines amidst the turmoil and has yet to return, leaving his wife and children to live in poverty and hardship. Mary helps a woman with an abortion and discovers an opportunity; in that era, abortion was illegal and assisting with it was a capital offense, yet pressed by life's challenges and the temptation of money, Mary embarked on this illegal and dangerous work. By chance, Mary meets a man named Lucien (played by Nils Tavernier), and they fall in love at first sight, beginning a sinful romance. Unexpectedly, Paul, upon his return, uncovers their affair and in his anger, reports all of Mary's actions to the police, leading Mary to face a death sentence.